Fredrick william miller



f lnaa'site @stem @with IIREDRICII- WILLIAM MILLER; or CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO EARES AND MILLER, `SAME PLACE. `Lam-s Pawn No. 89,184, zaad Ma/y 4, 1869.

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-` f A `The Schedule referred in these-Lettera Patent and making part of the lame.' To Vall whom it V The )lid is similar to those in use on all wash-boil- Be it known that I, FREDRIGH WILLIAM MILLER,= of Cincinnati, in the vcounty of Hamilton, and State of Ohio, have invented certain. new and useful Improvements in Wash-Boilers; and do hereby declare the following-to `be a full, clear, and exact description thereof,-

reference lbeinghad to the accompanying drawings,

` making part of this specification.4

My invention relates to that class of laundry-utensils in which clothes are cleaned by the automatic circulation of water within a suitab1efvessel;'and

The first part of myl improvements consistsn constructing .said vessel `or boiler in such a manner -that` the ascending column ofwater shall be deflected down upon the garments through ytwo narrow openings or slots, one on each sideofV therboiler, by which means the clothes are cleansed inthe most thorough and ex peditious manner, and without consuming av great amount of fuel. l i

` The invention further consists in deyices for holding down the clothes within the boiler, and for collecting and returning to the interior any water which may boil over around the cover. y

In the accompanyingdrawings- Figurel is a longitudinal section of embodying my improvements;

Figure 2 isa' plan, partly in section, of the body of the boiler; and j A Figure 3 is a transverse section showing the boiler in operation, but without the clamp. n I

A represents a wash-boiler having the customary a `wash-boiler handles, BB', and pit O.

Attachedto the ends of the boiler, and running' parallel with the sides a a of the same, are two longitudinal partitions, D D', which are about three-fourths as high as said sides a a', and the lower edges of these partitions are provided .with flanges d d', for the support of the removable false bottoni ,E,`which is pierced with a series of perforations, e.A I r lIhe partitions D D are not vertical, but lax'e outwardly, as shown, in order that the channels F F', be

, tween said partitions' and the sides a af of the boiler,

may be somewhat contracted toward the top.

Placed a slight distance above these partitions are I deecting-plates G G', which incline downwardly, so `as to leave along narrow opening, or slit, g g', between the tops of said partitions and the de Ilecting-plates.

Secured to and surrounding the entire `top of the boiler, is a'n outwardly-flaring plate, H, which serves to collect any waterwhich boils over, and returns it to the interior of the vessel, thereby preventing the water Lunning down the sides of the boiler, and over the to of 'the.stove, or down upon the tire. f

ers, with the exception that it is provided with one or more apertures, J, which are guarded by external flaps or valves j, I The weight of these valves or aps is such that they will remain closed `as long as there is only a limited pressure of steam within the boiler, but they will open and permit the escape of steam at excessive pressure. In addition-to the above devices, I, in some cases,

employ a'clamp, Kto hold down-the clothes while being boiled. v f

This clamp consists of an open frame, L, which fits the interior of the boiler, and has two extension-rods,-

M M', which, are brought to the proper length, `and have their ends engaged underneath the rim N, or the deflection-plates G Gr.v

The operation of my aboiler is asjhllows: I Soapis first placed under the false bottom E, and

, the vessel lled with water to a suitable height, after 'which the clothes are inserted,'and the boiler covered Vwith lidv I.

As soon as the water in the vessel 4commences to boil, the ascending column is forced up the channels F F', and delivered with great force through the elongated slits g g', the plates G Gvcausing the sheets of water to be deliected down upon the clothes along each side of the vessel, as clearly shown in figs. 1 and 3, by which means the garments are cleansed in the most expeditious and uniform manner,- there being no streaks or stains in the clothes,l on account of the thory ough and complete circulation of the water.

In case any water should pass through the opening, j, when the valves are opened, it cannot run down the outside'of the boiler, but it is retained by the plate H,

and the water gradually iinds its way back to the interiorfof the boiler at the top of the vessel.

I claim herein as new, and of my invention- 1. The plate H, when adapted to operate as set forth.

2. A'Ihe clamp VK, `constructed and adapted to opery ate as set forth. a

3. The general arrangement and combination, substantially as herein described, of thev Wash-boiler A, inclined longitudinal partitions D D', perforated false bottom, E c, channels F F', slits g gf, deflecting-plates G Gr', lid I J j, plate H, and clamp K, for the purpose specied.

In testimony of which invention, I hereunto set my hand. Y I Witnesses: FREDBIOH MILLER.

GEO. H. KNIGHT, y JAMES H, LAYMAN. 

